No more WordPress worries

No more WordPress worries

A great weight has been lifted from my shoulders – thanks to the brilliant new Windows Live Writer which is the simplest way I have come across of writing posts and adding pics for WordPress. It is an absolute godsend and I shall be eternally grateful to Bill...
Do MPs have happy marriages?

Do MPs have happy marriages?

So men should not marry career women if they want to have a successful and happy life, they should stick to someone who has no desires other than pampering her man, dusting the house and doing the school run. This advice has propelled Michael Noer, news editor of...
No ordinary holiday

No ordinary holiday

It is my insatiable curiosity about people’s lives, meeting so many interesting fellow shipmates, that made my holiday so memorable. This is the first time we have ever had a holiday of this kind, and I tell you cruising must be the best stress free way for...
Taking to the high seas

Taking to the high seas

It’s time for our family hols, to literally push out the boat and cruise around the Med for a couple of weeks. We are being joined by my incorrigible mum Loula, as well as and some friends and their three young kids. And for those of you who lament the fact that...
Sweet 16 and never …..

Sweet 16 and never …..

Sweet 16 today, that is my son David, pictured here with his prom date Laura, who he insists are “just good friends”. He had one birthday wish, he desperately wanted a Samsung D600 mobile phone and after trawling a dozen stores, we discovered that Carphone...
Getting the hang of WordPress

Getting the hang of WordPress

I’m beginning to find my way around the labyrith on WordPress, it is “awesome”, as they say over the pond. I spent last night updating my blogroll, it should be easier to follow now compared to the mish-mash I had before, but please let me know if I...